Now that's good entertainment.

Rating: 7/10 (18 July 2013)

I'll keep it short because i just stepped out of the theater and i want to jot down my thoughts quickly. I loved almost everything about this movie. The acting was good, the CGI was incredible as was the scale of the Jaegars and Kaiju and the fight scenes were extraordinary, I loved the director's decision to start the movie in the middle of the war rather than the beginning, the script was good. The film does a great way of explaining important things, such as why the Jaegers need two pilots or why the Kaiju attack in the first place. I think my favorite part is the two scientists. However, there were one or two subplots that seemed clichéd such as the relationship between Mako and the lead guy whose name escapes me. It seems almost reminiscent of a buddy cop drama/comedy. That being said, it's executed very well and the chemistry of the two is wonderful. The music was exhilarating but really that's all it does, as far as i can tell it just seems to be generic electronic action music. Entertaining, but not really something that stands out.
All in all, an excellent movie from Guillermo Del Toro. Think of it as Transformer's more intelligent brother.